Romney, Palin tied in PPP poll

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney are competing for the spotlight in New Hampshire today, but they are also vying for first place among the GOP field, according to a new survey.

The national survey released Thursday from Public Policy Polling — a Democratic leaning firm which generally aligns with other polls — shows Palin and Romney each with 16 percent of the vote.

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Tim Pawlenty is in third place with 13 percent and Herman Cain is in fourth place with 12 percent.

Twelve percent of those surveyed said they were undecided or had another choice.

The survey is the firm’s first look at the national landscape since Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump exited the race. Huckabee had typically led in much of the early national and state-level polling.

In Public Policy Polling’s last national survey, taken two weeks ago, Huckabee led Romney by 1 point, 19 percent to 18 percent, with Gingrich and Palin with 12 percent and 13 percent respectively. Pawlenty had 5 percent support.

The poll of 574 Republican primary voters was taken May 23-25 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.